Yuan Heads Toward Six-Year Low as Capital Outflows Spur Weakness

  • China’s exports shrank 7.3 percent in October, data show
  • Foreign-exchange reserves declined by the most since January

Chinese one-hundred yuan banknotes are arranged for a photograph.

Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg
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The yuan traded near its lowest level in six years as the government struggles to plug loopholes in capital controls.

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